Which to use
“transcurrió” and “transcurrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,185
- “transcurrió” frequency rank
- #35,289
- “transcurrir” frequency rank
- 63474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transcurrió | transcurrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de transcurrir. | Pasar o avanzar, especialmente el tiempo, o algo o alguien a través del tiempo. |
Where the eye mixes transcurrió and transcurrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. transcurrió (CCVCCCVCCVV) and transcurrir (CCVCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: transcurrió vs transcurrir
A purely visual mix-up. transcurrió ([t̪ɾãnskuˈrjo]) and transcurrir ([t̪ɾãnskuˈriɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - ó in “transcurrió” becomes r in “transcurrir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transcurrió is recorded at frequency rank #28,185, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnskuˈrjo]. transcurrir is at rank #35,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnskuˈriɾ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63474, this pair ranks #48,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of transcurrió vs transcurrir
Shared letters: acinrstu. Private to "transcurrió": ó. Private to "transcurrir": -.
"transcurrió" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVV · "transcurrir" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transcurrir ← rtanscurrir · tarnscurrir · trancsurrir · trannscurrir · transccurrir · transcrurir · transcurir · transcurirr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transcurrió" for "transcurrir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "transcurrió" vs "transcurrir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "transcurrió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transcurrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transcurrió" and "transcurrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transcurren vs transcurrir". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #48,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.